Vanity case



April 21, 1925. 1,534,871

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WILLIAM HERBERT ROYSTONE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed December 18, 1922. .Serial No. 607,479.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that l, WlLLIAM HERBERT ROYSTONE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York eity,county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vanity Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vanity cases and is more particularly directed toward the small cases in which cosmetics, such as face powder and rouge are carried. These vanity cases are carried in pocket books, hand bags, or the like, where unlimited spaceis not. available. They must be designed so as not to be cumbersome, and yet they should provide the user with an adequate quantity of powder or rouge while occupying the minimum space.

An object of he present invention is to provide a vanity case in which a supply of both face powder and of rouge are available to the user, and. preferably one in which the supply of either may be replenished or changed at will without discarding or losing the supply of the other which may not have been exhausted.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vanity case with a device for centrally holding a rouge compact which is of materially smaller diameter than the vanity case.

In the accompanying drawings are shown, for the purpose of illustration, one of the many possible embodiments in which the invention may take form.

Fig. l is a sectional view of a vanity ase adapted for carrying both rouge and loose face powder;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a perforated plate placed above the powder; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a spider-like plate.

A ring 5 is open at its upper end 6 and is provided with an inwardly directed flange 7 on its opposite end. A reducing ring 8 ma be inserted into the ring 5 and held at the bottom of the ring, against the flange 7 by friction. This reducing ring is preferably made of sheetmetal stamping and has a centrally arranged recess 9, formed by pressing up the walls 10. This recess has a considerably smaller diameter than the diame;

ter of the ring 5 and is for the purpose of accommodating a rouge compact.

A sheet metal stamping 11, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with cylindrical walls 11' adapted toslidably fit inside the open end of the ring 5. The member 11 is shown as being provided with a number of holes 12, arranged in side a raised head 13 and with slits 14. An intermediate, skeletonized plate 15 is fitted across the ring 5 and is preferably held in place by friction. This plate 15 has a peripheral flange 16 which extends down to the plate 8. The central portion 17 of this plate is solid and is of slightly larger diameter than the central opening in the ring 8. The central portion 1? forms a. bottom for the compartment or recess 9. against which the rouge compact 18 may be held.

The stippling in the drawing illustrates powder 18'. which fills the space between the reducing ring 8 and the perforated sheet metal closure member 11. The powder is able to pass down through the holes 19 in the skeleton plate 15.

'lhe vanity case is provided with covers 20 and 2.1 suitably hinged to the ring 5 at :22 and 23. These covers may be provided with mirrors if desired. A comparatively small rouge pull '24- is provided adjacent the. rouge compact 18 and a comparatively larger powder putl' is provided for the other side of the case. TVhcn the cover 20 is closed down against the pull it compresses the pull down onto the head 13 and, therefore. prevents the escape of powder to the outside. The puff itself held against the holes 12 inthe perforated closure plate. thereby preventing spillage of the powder. Any of the usual arrangements of catches for fastening the covers may be used.

The perforations 12 provide a grille and are of suflicient size to permit obtaining av copious supply of powder on the pull, while the perforated member prevents spilling too much of the loose powder onto the pull. The closure plate 11 may be easily removed by merely inserting the finger nails into the slits 14, which are provided for this purpose. lVhen the plate is removed, it is obvious that the user can fill the case with a supply of loose powder of the grade and quality which is preferred. The box is filled practically full of the powder and the closure plate returned to position. It slides down in place very easily until it abuts the plate 15. This plate acts to prevent the further movement of the closure plate 11 and also acts as an abutment to prevent the inward sliding of the plate 11 as the powder lll is used, or to prevent it from being forced in as the cover is closed. It is also a false bottom for the powder compartment.

\Vhile the drawing shows the vanity case bein made round, it is obvious that the invention is suceptible of embodiment in shapes other than round. ,The drawing shows a comparatively small flange 7 and a large diameter ring 8 but the flange 7 can be made wider if desired. It is also obvious that the rouge receiving compartment 9 can he non-centrally located, so as to bring it nearer the outer edge of the reducing ring. If this is done, the shape of the skeleton plate would be changed accordingly.

Certain features relating to the perforated member 11 form the subject matter of claims in my copcnding application 613,108.

I claim:

1. A vanity case, having an internally flanged ring, a reducing ring carried on the flange, and a rouge compact inside the reducing ring.

2. A vanity case, having an internally flanged ring, a reducing ring carried on the flange, a plate inside the flanged ring and adjacent the reducing ring, the plateand ring forming a recess adapted to hold a rouge compact.

3. A vanity case, having an internally flanged ring, a reducing ring carried on the flange, a plate inside the flanged ring and adjacent the reducing ring, the plate and ring forming a recess adapted to hold a rouge compact, the outside portion of the plate being apertured.

4. In a vanity case, a powder compartment, having an open top, a perforate closure for the top, said closure fitting the inner wall of the compartment, and an apertured plate across the bottom of the compartment.

5. A vanity case having a member with a predetermined configuration and a second member fitting inside the first member and having a reducing aperture, 21 plate closing the bottom of the aperture and a rouge compact in the aperture and resting on the late, the plate fitting the first member and ing perforated outside the reducing aperture.

6. In a vanity case, a ring open at one end and internally flanged at the other, a reducing ring having a rouge compact receiving portion and resting on the flange, and a perforate closure for the open end, said closure fitting the inner wall of the ring.

7. In a vanity case, a ring open at one end and internally flanged at the other, a reducing ring having a rouge compact receiving portion and resting on the flange, a plate extending across the ring, and a perforate closure for the open end, said closure fitting the inner wall of the ring, the periphery of the plate engaging the closure, and the inner portion engaging the ring.

8. In a vanity case, a ring open at one end and internally flanged at the other, a

reducing ring having a rouge compact receiving portion and resting on the flan and an apertured plate extending across l e first ring and having a flange in engagement with the periphery of the reducing ring.

9. in a vanity case, a ring open at one end and internally flanged at the other, a reducportion and resting on the flange, an apertured plate extending across the first ring and having a flange in engagement with the periphery of the reducing ring, and a perforate closure for the open end, the closure fitting the inner wall of the first ring and engaging the periphery of the apertured plate.

lVlLLIAM HERBERT ROYSTONE.

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